Where does “clorofilla” come from?

clorofilla (Italian) comes from Italian cloro, from New Latin chlorum, from Ancient Greek χλωρός, from Proto-Indo-European ghlo-.

clorofilla (Italian): chlorophyll

Definitions

  1. chlorophyll

Ancestry of “clorofilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianclorochlorine
2New Latinchlorumchlorine
3Ancient Greekχλωρόςgreenish-yellow, pale green; pale, pallid; fresh,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanghlo-—

Words derived from “clorofilla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ghlo- →Every word from Ancient Greek χλωρός →Every word from New Latin chlorum →
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